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John Millington Synge

Irish playwright, poet, prose writer, and collector of folklore (1871-1909) · Writers · Died at 37

Edmund John Millington Synge, popularly known as J. M. Synge, was an Irish playwright, poet, writer and collector of folklores.

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As a key figure of the Irish Literary Revival during the early 20th century, he is widely regarded by critics and scholars as the most prolific playwright in Irish literature of the Edwardian era, and by several of his peers, among them William Butler Yeats.

Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1871 to 1909 · aged 37

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